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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Waste Management Plans To Build Plant To Turn Landfill Methane Into Useable Natural Gas
All landfills face a similar challenge.
"Decomposition occurs of organic materials within the landfill as it's compressed, and creates Methane and CO2," said Zachery Clayton, Manager of Environmental Medicine Planning with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.
Ameresco and Republic Services Bring 5.2 MWe Upper Rock Landfill Gas-to-Renewable Natural Gas Facility Online
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider, and Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), a leader in the environmental services industry, today announced it achieved operation of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility located at the Upper Rock Island County Landfill in East Moline, Illinois in December. The Ameresco-owned asset will upgrade landfill gas (LFG) from the Upper Rock Landfill into pipeline-quality RNG that can be used as a low-carbon transportation fuel and for other applications.
The 5.2 MWe RNG facility is designed to capture raw landfill gas and process 2,000 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, and to produce more than 500,000 Dekatherms each year.
SkyNRG Secures Key Environmental Approvals to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Eastern Washington
SkyNRG announced a key milestone for Project Wigeon, a planned
sustainable aviation fuel facility in Eastern Washington, after securing environmental approvals
from the Washington State Department of Ecology and Walla Walla County.
These approvals confirm that the project meets state and local environmental standards, including
requirements related to land use, water protection, and fuel transportation. Project Wigeon will be
among North America’s first commercial-scale SAF projects producing jet fuel from renewable
natural gas (RNG).
Read more here.
Manatee County Turning Trash into Energy with Waste to Worth Project
The county is moving forward with a project that turns everyday waste into clean energy — and it could change how we think about garbage.
It’s called the Renewable Natural Gas From Waste to Worth project.
Osaka Gas Strikes Deal to Procure US-Produced Biomethane
Japan-based Osaka Gas Trading and Export, a subsidiary of Osaka Gas USA Corporation and wholly owned by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., has signed an agreement to procure biomethane produced in the United States by Archaea Energy, a bp company.
Viewpoint: RIN Market Awaits US Policy Clarity
US renewable fuel credits have traded in a narrow range for months but are likely to break out soon, when President Donald Trump's administration provides more clarity on incentives in the new year.
Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, US oil refiners and importers must annually blend different types of biofuels or buy Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits from those that do. The RIN market is closely watched by producers and marketers of biofuels such as ethanol, biodiesel and renewable natural gas, since higher credit prices make blending economics more attractive.
Aemetis Sells $17M in US Federal Clean Energy Credits
California-based clean fuels producer Aemetis has sold $17 million in federal clean energy tax credits.
Read more.
Vanguard Renewables Opens River Falls Facility for Sustainable Food Waste Disposal
Vanguard Renewables, a national provider of organics recycling and renewable energy production, has opened a new anaerobic digestion and advanced de-packaging facility in River Falls, Wis. The site provides food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and processors across the Minneapolis-St. Paul region with a sustainable way to recycle food waste while reducing risk and improving efficiency, the company said.
How Many Homes Could Be Heated by Cow Poo?
How many homes could be heated by cow muck?
It is not a question I have thought about before, but as Britain searches for sustainable sources of heat, many farmers are looking, well, right under their noses.
White House Review Slows Biofuel Blend Mandate amid Foreign Feedstock Debate: Event
White House review is delaying the finalization of US biofuel blending mandates, which may exclude proposed penalties for fuels made from foreign feedstocks, according to panel speakers at an RNG Coalition event in California.
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